“He just stayed, like he believed someone was coming back … “
Published on Sep 18, 2025 at 5:08 PM
This past summer, Dallas Dog Rescue Rehab Reform (Dallas DogRRR) got a call about a puppy who’d been abandoned on a flooded baseball field in South Texas. The shelter knew the puppy needed help right away and quickly sent over a team to save him.
When the rescue team arrived, they couldn’t find the puppy anywhere — it was difficult to see in the heavy rain. But after a thorough search, one of the rescuers finally spotted him sitting perfectly still on an old onion sack.
“And there he was,” Dallas DogRRR wrote on their website. “Soaked. Cold. Frozen in fear. Just waiting. He never tried to run. He never barked. He just stayed, like he believed someone was coming back.”
It was clear to Dallas DogRRR that the puppy didn’t realize he’d been abandoned. He’d been patiently waiting for his family to come back for him.
“[H]e’d almost given up,” Patti Dawson, director of Dallas DogRRR, told The Dodo.
When the puppy arrived at the Dallas DogRRR facility, he was in rough shape. He was starving, weak and covered in hundreds of ticks. But the shelter staff and volunteers could tell that underneath the pup’s terrified exterior, he just wanted love.
“His temperament was super sweet, so he had definitely been handled by humans before,” Dawson said.
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As the puppy received the medical treatments he needed, everyone at Dallas DogRRR was amazed by how quickly he started bouncing back.
“We named him Slugger because he fought to survive even after being abandoned,” Dallas DogRRR wrote.
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After a few weeks, Slugger was feeling good as new. As he regained his energy, his personality started shining through. His foster mama learned that he had a passion for making a big pile of toys on his bed.
“Watching the transformation of Slugger has been absolutely amazing,” Dawson said.
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Before long, a couple fell in love with Slugger and decided to adopt him.
Now Slugger will never have to worry about being abandoned again. His new family pampers him every day — and gives him all the toys his heart desires.
If you’d like to support Dallas DogRRR, you can make a donation here.
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Kind Man Living On Streets Adopts Every Stray Dog He Comes Across
“They’re everything to me” 💕
By Ashley Ortiz
They say that home is where the heart is, and that couldn’t be more true for a man named Rubén and his pack of rescued dogs.
Despite not having a home of his own, Rubén, who goes by Noé, is dedicated to sharing his space and resources with every homeless dog in his Colombian city. Whether they’ve been left behind at a stop light or abandoned in an apartment, Noé believes in giving each dog he meets a second chance at love.
“They are living beings,” Noé said in an interview with IguanaTV. “They are everything to me.”
Noé’s pack is ever-growing, as he readily collects abandoned dogs of all ages and sizes. While it all started with just one dog, his furry family is now large enough to require a double-decker push cart.
Each dog has their own unique backstory, but they’re all loved by Noé just the same.
“This is Rocky. They left him tied up there at that traffic light,” Noé said. “These two girls are named Ears and Cheeks. I’ve had them since they were little. They were also abandoned.”
You can watch Noé introduce his pups here:
Rocky, Ears and Cheeks ride on the top level of the push cart with their siblings, a pit bull named Tyson and a German shepherd named Shakira. Below them, senior pups Tembleque, Parkinson and Morochito happily take in the world around them.
“These dogs down below are the oldest,” Noé said. “Little Morochito here was left for me while I was sleeping outside of [the store].”
The pups may have heartbreaking pasts, but their sadness has faded since being adopted by Noé. When they’re not actively traveling around the city with their beloved dad, the pack of dogs can usually be found enjoying a fresh meal made by Noé.
“I buy them milk, carrots and oats, and I combine them with ground meat and seeds,” Noé said. “I make them a hearty meal so that they eat well.”
Watch Noé prepare the pack’s meal here:
Seeing the pups lap up their meals brings joy to Noé, even when he hasn’t eaten yet.
“They eat first,” Noé said. “My food is less important to me.”
Once the pups have finished eating, Noé usually snacks on an arepa and some coffee before heading off with his pack again. With his dogs by his side, Noé feels a sense of purpose and peace.
“The dogs keep me busy and give me a reason to wake up every day,” Noé said. “They don’t care if I’m bearded, toothless, dirty or clean. They only care that I’m by their side.”
This growing companionship is beyond fulfilling for Noé. Even on his most challenging days, Noé knows he can always lean on his beloved pack of rescued dogs for unconditional support.
“A dog’s love is the best there is,” Noé said.
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